American English Pronunciation Podcast

Language Learning Podcasts

The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat and become fluent.

Episodes

221: Compare ’unvoiced th’ to /f/, /s/, and /t/

220: The ’n-g’ spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word ’song’

219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”

218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them

217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/

216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/

215: Adding ”bonus” information by using a low pitch

214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns

213: Intonation of Wh- Questions

212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”

211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ (’short a’ and ’short o’)

210: ’-ue’ ending (unique, avenue, and rescue)

209: The difference between /ə/ and /ʌ/: schwa and short u

208: Cone/corn, coat/court

207: Why is ’quarter’ so hard to say?

206: I like/I’d like... bacon!

205: Dealing with ’o-u-g-h’

204: How ’have to’ becomes ’hafta’

203: When /t/ sounds like /d/ during linking: alveolar stop

202: How similar are /n/ and /l/?